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1 E X P R E S S IO N S W ITH GET
a C o m p l e t e t h e s e n t e n c e s w i t h a n e x p r e s s io n f r o m t h e lis t.

g e t even g e t a hold o f g e t in trouble g e t out o f the w ay ge t rid of

g e t th e chan ce g e t the im pression g e t the joke g e t to know g e t b ack at

1 I ____________y o u ’re a little a n n o y e d w ith m e . H a v e I d o n e s o m e th in g w r o n g ?

2 W h e n A lice f o u n d o u t h e r s is te r b ro k e h e r la p to p , s h e d e c id e d t o ____________a n d
b r e a k h e r s is te r ’s cell p h o n e .
3 S in c e w e s to p p e d w o rk in g t o g e th e r w e h a rd ly e v e r ____________to se e e a c h o th e r.
4 I d i d n 't la u g h b e c a u s e I d i d n 't ____________ "Well, I’ve m anaged to g e t rid o f the
annoying double vision e ffe c t on your TV.”
5 W h e n y o u ____________h im , I t h in k y o u ’ll re a lly lik e h im .
6 1 n e e d t o s p e a k to M a rin a u rg e n tly , b u t I ju s t c a n ’t ____________h e r.
7 I w a n t t o ____________t h a t a w fu l p a in tin g , b u t I c a n ’t b e c a u s e i t w a s a w e d d in g p r e s e n t f r o m m y m o th e r-in -la w .
8 I’m g o in g t o ____________m y b ro th e r fo r telling m y p a re n ts I g o t h o m e late. N e x t tim e h e a sk s to b o rro w m y b ik e, I w o n ’t len d it to him .
9 H e ’s g o in g t o ____________w i t h h is w if e i f s h e f in d s o u t th a t h e 's b e e n e m a ilin g h is e x -g irlfrie n d .
10 I tr ie d to w a lk p a s t h im , b u t h e w o u l d n 't ____________H e ju s t s to o d th e r e , b lo c k in g m y way.

b W i t h a p a r t n e r , sa y w h a t y o u t h i n k t h e e x p r e s s io n s m e a n .

2 ID IO M S W ITH GET
a M a t c h t h e s e n te n c e h a lv e s .
1 Get real! A I t ’s ju s t to o d iff ic u lt f o r m e .
2 Get a life! B T h e y s e e m t o h a v e e x a c tly th e s a m e t a s te s a n d in te re s ts .
3 I’m not getting anywhere w i t h th is c ro s s w o r d . C H e r test is in tw o w eeks a n d sh e h a s n 't even s ta rte d studying.
4 S h e re a lly gets on my nerves. D I paid over $ 2 ,0 0 0 fo r it, b u t it isn’t even w o rth $200.
5 S h e re a lly n e e d s to get her act together. E E verything a b o u t h e r irritates m e, h e r voice, h e r sm ile — everything!
6 T h e y g e t along really well F H e ju s t d o e s w h a te v e r s h e te lls h i m to .
7 W h e n I b o u g h t th is co m p u ter, I got the short end of G I keep d ro p p in g h in ts a b o u t his a w fu l c o o k in g b u t h e pays
the stick. n o atten tio n .
8 M y b o y f rie n d ju s t n e v e r gets the message. H T h e r e ’s n o w a y y o u c a n a ff o r d th a t car!
9 S h e a lw a y s gets her own way. I Y o u 're 4 0 a n d y o u ’re s till liv in g w ith y o u r p a re n ts !

b W i t h a p a r t n e r , sa y w h a t y o u t h i n k t h e id io m s m e a n .

3 P H R A S A L V E R B S W ITH G ET
M a t c h t h e p h r a s a l v e r b s w i t h t h e i r m e a n in g s .

1 D o y o u w a n t t o tr y t o get together f o r d i n n e r n e x t w e e k e n d ? A re c o v e r f r o m
2 I h o p e m y b r o th e r gets over h is b r e a k u p s o o n . H e 's v e ry d e p re s s e d . B s t a r t a c a r e e r o r p r o fe s s io n
3 I'v e tr ie d to ta lk a b o u t it, b u t I ju s t c a n ’t get through to h im . C m o v e f r o m p la c e to p lace

4 H o w d id y o u get into jo u rn a lis m ? D m a k e s o m e o n e u n d e r s ta n d

E m a n a g e w ith w h a t y o u h av e
5 T h e b e s t w a y t o get around t h e c ity is b y ta x i — th e y ’re v e ry c h e a p h e re .
F a d v a n c e in w o rk o r s o c ie ty
6 S h e 's c h e a te d o n te s ts s e v e ra l tim e s , b u t sh e alw ay s gets away with it.
G d e p re s s
7 M y w if e is o u t o f w o rk , s o w e 'll ju s t h a v e to get by o n le ss m o n ey .
H w r ite o r s p e a k t o sb a g a in la te r
8 S h e gets ahead by ta k in g c re d it fo r o th e r p e o p le ’s w o rk . 1 avoid a re s p o n s ib ility o r o b lig atio n
9 T h is te r r ib le w e a th e r is re a lly getting m e down. J m e e t so c ia lly
1 0 I w a n t to get out o f g o in g t o A n n 's p a rty . C a n y o u t h in k o f a g o o d e x c u se ? K d o s o m e th in g w r o n g w ith o u t g e ttin g
11 T h a n k s f o r y o u r e m a il. I'll get back to y o u a s s o o n a s p o ssib le . c a u g h t o r p u n is h e d

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